PRESENT SIMPLE

USESFORMS

VOCABULARY

They singsimple formThey

You singsimple formYou

We singsimple formWe

It singssimple form + SIt

She singssimple form + SShe

He singssimple form + SHe

You singsimple formYou

I singsimple formI

ExampleVerb FormSubject

Present Simple• FORMS (1):

• FORMS (2):

• In the affirmative the verb takes the same form as the infinitive:To work: I often work on Saturday mornings

BUTThird person singular takes an s

Linda plays the piano very well

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Present Simple

He singsAdd -S[anything else]

It fliesChange Y to I, then add -ESconsonant + y

He watchesAdd -ESch

She wishesAdd -ESsh

She dozesAdd -ESz

He passesAdd -ESs

ExampleHow to make the 3rd person singularVerb ending in...

• FORMS (3):

Present Simple

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Present Simple• USES:

• To talk about habitual acts:

The River Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

• To talk about routines or habitual actions (often with a frequency adverb or expression):

Marta always starts work at 8 o’clock in the morning.

• To talk about planned future actions or series of actions:

We leave London at 10 o’clock next Saturday and arrive in Paris at half past one.

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